Criminal Law
What is Law?
Law consists of the body of principles that govern conduct and that can be enforced in courts or by administrative agencies. The law could also be described as a collection or bundle of rights.
What is a Contract?
a legally binding agreement. By one definition, “a contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance of which the law in some way recognizes as a duty.” Contracts arise out of agreements, so a contract may be defined as an agreement creating an obligation.
What is an administrative agency?
explains what Congress means in particular statutory language, clarifies and defines terms, and ultimately, under the supervision of the executive branch, enforces the law.
moral principles that guide how people and societies behave, while the law prescribes specific actions.
Define Freehold Estate.
has been the term used to describe ownership and interests in land.
Define Agency.
a relationship based on an express or implied agreement by which one person, the agent, is authorized to act under the control of and for another, the principal, in negotiating and making contracts with third persons. The acts of the agent obligate the principal to third persons and give the principal rights against third persons.
What is a negotiable instrument?
a record of a signed promise or order to pay a specified sum of money.
What are the three Branches?
Judicial, Executive, Legislative
What are Antenuptial Agreements?
(sometimes referred to as prenuptial agreements) are contracts typically entered into by parties who are going to be married.
What is a Purchase Agreement?
seller agrees not to sell to another; buyer pays earnest money as a deposit
Define Sole or Individual Proprietorship.
a form of business ownership in which one individual owns the business. The owner may be the sole worker of the business or employ as many others as needed to run the concern. Individual proprietorships are commonly used in retail stores, service businesses, and agriculture.
involves the pooling of capital resources and the business or professional talents of two or more individuals whose goal is to make a profit. Law firms, medical associations, and architectural and engineering firms may operate under the partnership form.
Define Substantive Law.
creates, defines, and regulates rights
What is a Jurist?
who are commonly called judges, are the individuals who resolve disputes between parties who have different interpretations of the law.
Define Escrow Agreement.
written agreement between buyer and seller as to who—usually an independent party—will hold the earnest money deposit until completion of the transaction
Define Felony.
any offense punishable by death or by imprisonment exceeding one year
Define Due Process.
The process that is necessary to fundamental fairness in the U.S. system of justice.
Define procedural Law.
a method of enforcing rights or of obtaining redress for the invasion of rights.
Define Probate.
Process of paying creditors and distributing the estate of one who is deceased.
What is a Buyer and Seller Agreement?
often called contracts for deed, used when the seller finances the sale and turns over the deed to the property when the buyer has completed payment
What is Double Jeopardy?
Being tried for the same crime twice.
What is a grand Jury?
A group of individuals (often more than 20) that reviews evidence to determine whether a defendant could be convicted of a crime if charged and tried.
What is a Tort?
An injury to an individual or property (not related to a breach of contract) that may or may not encompass commensurate criminal acts.
Define Real Property.
land or that which is attached to the land in such a way that it is permanent, fixed, and immovable
What is a Tital Policy?
an insurance policy from a title company guaranteeing that the title company has searched the chain of title to the property, that no other claims to the property are superior to those of the prospective buyer, and that the seller has the right to convey the title